Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE – Get Free Report) and SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Lakeland Industries has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundThinking has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Lakeland Industries and SoundThinking, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lakeland Industries | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.80 |
| SoundThinking | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of SoundThinking shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Lakeland Industries and SoundThinking’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lakeland Industries | -11.22% | -3.07% | -2.01% |
| SoundThinking | -9.74% | -13.76% | -7.36% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Lakeland Industries and SoundThinking”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lakeland Industries | $167.21 million | 0.94 | -$18.08 million | ($2.74) | -6.03 |
| SoundThinking | $103.90 million | 1.40 | -$9.18 million | ($0.79) | -14.43 |
SoundThinking has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lakeland Industries. SoundThinking is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lakeland Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SoundThinking beats Lakeland Industries on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lakeland Industries
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks. The company provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. Lakeland Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
About SoundThinking
SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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